Flights to Aarhus

Discover Denmark’s second city when you book flights to Aarhus with Ryanair. Aarhus is a charming, youthful and modern city with a great choice of cultural attractions (ARoS Art Museum is a highlight), fine dining, and lively bars to enjoy – and it being home to Denmark’s biggest university means that there’s always a party happening somewhere! If you prefer to get out into the countryside, it’s well worth taking a drive out into Denmark’s Jutland peninsula to see the scenery and the Jutland beaches. Book flights to Aarhus, and discover Denmark.

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Flights from Aarhus

The relatively large influx of young people and students from across the Nordic countries create a natural base for cultural activities, and there are countless cafés as well as clubs, cinemas, museums, amusement parks and various other venues of entertainment.
Each year, the town hosts several festivals and concerts including Aarhus International Jazz Festival in July and Aarhus Festuge in September—the biggest themed festival in Scandinavia.

Tivoli Friheden

The city’s amusement park Tivoli Friheden offers a range of fun and exciting attractions in green surroundings for all ages. Bring some fresh food if you fancy barbecuing your own meal. The amusement park is open during the summer months only.

To travel back in time visit ‘Den Gamle By’ and experience on first-hand what life was like in Denmark 300 years ago. The staff dressed in costumes can show you around this unique open-air museum of urban buildings collected and saved from demolition across the country.

The three most popular beaches in Aarhus are Bellevue, Den Permanente and Moesgård Strand which are all very popular on hot summer days, but also fantastic for a nice walk with fresh air and beautiful sights. You can catch the bus to all three beaches.

ARoS

Aarhus’ Museum of Modern Art has a notable collection of Danish art with a wide range of international exhibitions. A five metre tall sculpture named ‘Boy’ has quickly become the museums landmark.

Among many interesting objects, this museum also houses more than 2000-year-old Grauballe man. He was found so well kept that scientists even discovered that he had eaten porridge for breakfast on the day he was sacrificed.

The city’s cathedral is the longest church in Denmark and houses several centuries old frescoes. You should not miss the baptismal font resting on the four Evangelists with their human bodies crowned with symbolic animal heads.

Aarhus Rådhus is a functional city hall made by some of Denmark’s most famous architects and have incited admiration and antipathy since the day it was completed in 1941. You can wander around for free, but a guided tour, available in the summer months, is highly recommended.

There are plenty of eating places in downtown Aarhus. The obvious places can be found on the main streets, but by wandering around in the small sideways, you can find other cosy eateries at sometimes cheaper prices. If you want to taste a good old Danish dish try out Pinds Café listed below.

Pinds Café

This is one of Aarhus’ oldest establishments. Pinds Café still serves good and traditional Danish food, coffee and cocktails.

There are many bars in Aarhus and the vibrant student life in the city is keeps the nightlife perky, even on week nights. Many night cafés and bars can be found by the picturesque river downtown, or in the narrower streets in the centre. Many clubs offers live music on most nights of the week. Clubs sometimes charge a fee depending on live music.

Sway

This colourful and lively bar plays good music and serves exquisite drinks. Every Wednesday you can enjoy a table soccer tournament and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday you can listen to DJ's from 11 pm.

Aarhus is a perfect location for a shopping spree with plenty of shops and centres to choose from and all within walking distance. There is everything to fulfil a shopper’s paradise with fashion, design, lifestyle and trendsetting in exclusive and unique shops. At the same time, the tranquillity of the ‘Aarhusianians’ also make shopping in the city a stress free experience.

Shopping Malls

Clemensborg Shopping Centre is by the river cafés downtown and offers shopping in various boutiques in light and modern surroundings. You can recognise the building by the glass façade.
Just next to the main train station is Bruun’s Galleri, a new stylish shopping centre selling almost everything money can buy from sweets to art and from shoes to lamps.
Magasin du Nord in the centre is one of Denmark’s oldest department store. Danish design and popular brands can be found here.
Salling’s is another department store all under one roof offering ranges of articles for the entire family, such as fashion-wear, shoes, perfumes and hardware.
If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, go for a stroll down the pedestrian streets, the adjoining lanes and the cosy “Latin Quarter” for shopping in small and independent retailers.

Aarhus Airport is located 45 kilometres north of Aarhus, and a regular bus service takes passengers from the airport to Aarhus bus station in approximately 50 minutes. The bus schedule is according to flight times and you can buy your ticket on the bus. Taxis can also be found outside the main entrance. Cars rental companies are represented at the airport, but pre-booking is advisable.